Tennis

24 Jul 2008 12:00 GMT

... girl was thrown out of a junior tennis tournament in New Zealand after officials discovered ... bitch" After shouting verbal abuse at the French Open in 1993 he was banned from the ...

Fatherly advice ruins tennis tournament for girl, 8, in New Zealand

24 Jul 2008 11:09 GMT

... girl was thrown out of a junior tennis tournament in New Zealand after officials discovered ... bitch" After shouting verbal abuse at the French Open in 1993 he was banned from the ...

Ivanovic, Jankovic to play Pan Pacific Open

24 Jul 2008 10:29 GMT

... (AFP) - Serbia's one-two punch in women's tennis, , will lead a star-studded field at ... retired here last year, captured her first Grand Slam singles title at the Jankovic, the 23-year-old ... , who lost to Ivanovic in the French Open final.

Murray through in Toronto despite rain delays

24 Jul 2008 08:29 GMT

... back on the ATP Tour since his Wimbledon quarter-final exit to Rafael Nadal. And the ... became the first man to win the French Open and Wimbledon in the same year earlier ...

Jankovic opens with win in California

24 Jul 2008 07:59 GMT

... being eliminated in the fourth round at Wimbledon by Tamarine Tanasugarn. Jankovic, who had reached ... semifinals in both the Australian Open and French Open this year, got past King 7-5, 6-2. ...

Jankovic avoids upset in LA

24 Jul 2008 07:57 GMT

... torn meniscus in her knee during the Wimbledon defeat at the end of June, but ... round was fourth seeded of Russia, the French Open finalist easing to a 6-2 6-2 victory ...

Jelena Jankovic engineers a sudden reversal

24 Jul 2008 06:31 GMT

... the withdrawals of several top players, including Wimbledon finalists Serena and Venus Williams. However, two ... and advancing to the final of the French Open, both clay-court events. However, Safina said she ...

Jelena Jankovic is out there on her own

24 Jul 2008 06:08 GMT

... Serena Williams, then Svetlana Kuznetsova. That's 19 Grand Slam titles, gone, followed by ticket sales and ... they own the Kings. They probably consider tennis to be little more than a loss ... has gotten to the quarterfinals of the French Open, has been as high as No. 9 ...

TENNIS: Federer and Nadal may meet again at Rogers Cup

24 Jul 2008 04:32 GMT

... talk to anybody in the world of tennis who is considered for now the No. ... the world, it's the winner of the French Open and Wimbledon. "I think there's a change ... top of their careers. "Whoever saw the Wimbledon final, I was just amazed at the ...

Federer woes continue in Toronto

24 Jul 2008 03:50 GMT

... Rafael Nadal shook off a bit of Wimbledon rust with crushing 6-4 6-2 win over ... Nadal's unbeaten run to 25 matches, the French Open champion taking the first step towards his ...

From aspiring soccer star to tennis champ

24 Jul 2008 01:37 GMT

... nothing," said uncle Toni, who is Nadal's tennis coach. Toni played soccer and was a ... Manacor. It was there that future four-time French Open champion Nadal first hit tennis balls at ... success and it certainly impresses seven-time Grand Slam champion Mats Wilander. "If you bring a ...

Nadal shakes off Wimbledon rust

24 Jul 2008 01:37 GMT

... Nadal has shaken off a bit of Wimbledon rust with crushing 6-4 6-2 win over ... Levine to reach the Toronto Masters men's tennis singles third round. Playing his first match ... Nadal's unbeaten run to 25 matches, the French Open champion taking the first step towards his ...

Nadal shakes off Wimbledon rust and rolls to easy win

24 Jul 2008 00:57 GMT

... Rafael Nadal shook off a bit of Wimbledon rust with crushing 6-4 6-2 win over ... Nadal's unbeaten run to 25 matches, the French Open champion taking the first step towards his ...

Tammy overjoyed at opportunity

24 Jul 2008 00:55 GMT

... Thai tennis star Tamarine Tanasugarn said yesterday she was ... time the cut was made after the French Open. But she has since enjoyed a good ... early round. On the other hand, each Grand Slam has 128 players.'' Tamarine, ranked 38th in ...

I'm still world No1, says Federer

23 Jul 2008 19:30 GMT

... Roger Federer lost the 2008 Wimbledon and French Open finals to Rafael Nadal. Photograph: Adrian Wyld/AP Roger Federer has denied that Rafael Nadal ...

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